Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Ford's Adm'r v. Clements 13 Tex. 592 1855 0 Recovery for value of salves Texas
Ex parte O'Neill 8 Md. 227 1855 0 Maryland
Anderson v. Stewart 15 Tex. 285 1855 0 Estate dispute Texas
Adams v. Adams 26 Ala. 272 1855 0 Property dispute Alabama
Watkins' Adm'r v. Pemberton 47 N.C. 174 1855 0 Descent and distribution North Carolina
Foulkes v. Foulkes 55 N.C. 260 1855 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Dearing v. Moore 26 Ala. 586 1855 0 Recovery for Assault and Battery on an Enslaved Person Alabama
Newman v. Elam 30 Miss. 507 1855 0 Improper collection of a tax on sale of slaves Mississippi
Parish v. Merritt 48 N.C. 38 1855 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Calvit v. Cloud 14 Tex. 53 1855 0 Transfer of slaves dispute Texas
Holloway v. Armstrong 30 Miss. 504 1855 0 Suit for recovery of enslaved woman Mississippi
Grimes v. Hoyt 55 N.C. 271 1855 0 Contracts North Carolina
Thompson v. Young 30 Miss. 17 1855 0 Murder of a runaway enslaved man Mississippi
Noel v. Harvey 29 Miss. 72 1855 0 Purchase of slaves after probate Mississippi
Floyd v. Morrow 26 Ala. 353 1855 0 Mortgage dispute Alabama
Smith v. Turrentine 55 N.C. 253 1855 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Moye v. Beaman 48 N.C. 140 1855 0 Issue of fraud North Carolina
Hairston v. Hairston 55 N.C. 123 1855 0 Marriage Settlements North Carolina
Joslin v. Caughlin 30 Miss. 502 1855 0 Irregularity in executor's sale Mississippi
Nixon v. Lindsay 55 N.C. 230 1855 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina